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Continue readingThank you for nominating a young woman or girl for our future iconic Guernsey women campaign to celebrate International Women’s Day!
Nominations close on Sunday 6 March at 17.00.
Please fill in the details below.
Nominated by: Christine James
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (1932 to 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, United Nations goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. In 2020 she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 women of the century.
South Africa is ranked 12th in the world for percentage of women in national parliament: 45.8% (source: data.ipu.org)
Are you from South Africa? Please email hello@womeninpubliclife.gg if there is a social or cultural group for people from South Africa in Guernsey.
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The original image “The Hague Jazz 2008 – Miriam Makeba” by Haags Uitburo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Nominated by: Martin Lock
Jacinda Ardern (born 1980) has served as prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. In 2019, she led the country through the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, rapidly introducing strict gun laws in response, and throughout 2020 she directed the country’s widely praised response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ardern was the world’s second elected head of government to give birth in office when her daughter was born in 2018. ‘An inspiring Prime Minister who brought a nation together with true leadership, empathy and compassion.’
New Zealand is ranked 4th in the world for percentage of women in national parliament: 48.3% (source: data.ipu.org)
Other iconic women: Dame Whina Cooper, nominated by Claire Fisher, and Kate Sheppard, nominated by Anna Cooper.
Are you from New Zealand? You may be interested in joining the ANZACs in Guernsey Facebook group.
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